I talk a lot, don’t mind me.

So that’s where I first found it, early last year. And started checking it out. I eventually bookmarked this site directly, and I do read other articles, I just don’t often have anything to add, which is why I don’t comment. I usually only jump in if I think one of y’all is being a little too harsh (like with all of the Angelina-bashing, which I think is overboard, or the recent article about Faye Dunaway & Hilary Duff). But, other than that, I just read, and then move on. That’s probably what most folks do.

But you aren’t telling me anything I haven’t already noticed. It is true that CoS articles do get more traffic and more responses…but then, they kind of come built-in with their own fan base, so to speak. Word spreads fast in the anon community whenever a new story slamming the CoS comes out, and since Dawn has done such a superlative job at reporting their atrocities and staying on the story when mainstream media has moved away, of course people do show up and comment in droves. Plus, there are not that many anti-CoS sites, and the ones that do exist seem to work together anyway, so there isn’t much competition. anons seem to be more outgoing and outspoken than your usual celeb site readers.

In comparison, people who are interested in most celebs aren’t necessarily sitting around waiting for a big news story to hit about their favorite star. They might belong to fan clubs or sites about their favorite celeb, but the dynamic is usually a little different; it’s much looser and not as tightly-knit. Unless they are true fanatics (and we do get some!) who are out to totally act fanatical, either pro or con, they usually read and move on; sometimes they comment, sometimes they don’t. That, and celeb sites any more are a dime a dozen. I’m fighting for exposure in a huge market, doing my own thing…I don’t like short blurb posts, I like to put a bit of thought into what I write, so the result is less on quantity and hopefully more on quality. But it is often the short blurb post sites that get high comments…the people who run them often let the commenters do the writing for them. Many times, they just throw a story out in five minutes or so; it is the people in the comments who do most of the actual writing/opinion-forming.

But there are some non-CoS articles here which generate a lot of discussion: Nick Hogan, Brad and Angelina/child hoarding, Casey Anthony, that whole Ellen/puppy thing, the dog-cloning fiasco, the recent Octomom articles. I remind myself of that every so often, and I remind myself that traffic is the true barometer, not number of comments. One set of articles isn’t better or worse than others (not saying that is what you said, I’m just thinking out loud); they are just different and they reach out to different types of people.

I’m hoping more of the people who come here for CoS stories will stick around and read some of the other things we have to offer here. Dawn writes a ton of fabulous stuff that has nothing to do with the CoS, and I think sometimes people don’t see it or realize it. But then…when I read at other celeb sites, I don’t always leave comments either.

Also, we interact with our readers, hence why we get “real” comments on ALL of our articles.

If you want a Scientology only site, there are plenty out there, but this is GOSSIP site, which frequently puts up Scientology posts because we both are aware they are a celebrity cult.

Seriously, think before you post, because I can’t get those two minutes I spent responding to you back.

Thanks!